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January 22, 1999

Purdue police seek missing man

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue University police are seeking information on the whereabouts of a Chesterton man, last seen on the West Lafayette campus Tuesday (1/19).

His disappearance was reported to police early today (Friday, 1/22).

Jason M. Mayes, 19, left a Ross-Ade Drive apartment where he had been visiting at 10 a.m. Tuesday and has not been seen since. He was driving a beige 1987 four-door Chevrolet Cavalier with a damaged front grill and Indiana license plate 64W1397, said Purdue Police Sgt. Peter Wislocki.

Mayes, who has no Purdue affiliation, had been visiting friends on campus since Monday (1/18). He is described as white, 5 feet 6 inches tall, 135 pounds with crew-cut blonde hair. He may be wearing glasses.

To report information on Mayes, contact Purdue police at (765) 494-8221.

Source: Purdue University Police, (765) 494-8221

Writer: Joseph L. Bennett, (765) 494-2082; home, (765) 463-1731; e-mail, joe_bennett@purdue.edu

Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu


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